Two friends explore their shared personal connection with hair.
Irreverent
Cost

What’s the cost? And how do we decide?
Religion

I discuss my devotion to and fascination with neuroscience while comparing it to religion.
Interview with Luz

This piece is an introduction to who I am in a professional light while also shedding light onto my ambitions and goals for the future.
Chronicles of FeiXingQi and Mahjong

A tale of an immigrant’s adjustment to New York City and the impacts of childhood and cultural board games.
Collective Rising Internship Personal Statement
This piece expresses my aspirations to advocate for abortion/reproductive rights and how writing has been fundamental in social impact.
Mistranslations, Misinterpretations and Costly Mistakes

Squid Game has had a profound impact as it exposes the Western front to Korean culture and media. Despite Squid Game’s widespread popularity, it does not cover all things related to Korean culture.
The Inheritance of Hate
A short poem from the thoughts of a Black girl
All the girls,

I wrote this piece about growing up and being surrounded by other girls based on my notes app.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Problem of Consciousness
We know how neurons fire with chemical precision, but can we understand someone else’s consciousness? Neuroscience can draw from computer science and the humanities to define consciousness.
Scaling My Way to Yankee Stadium
It’s very easy to fall into what your peers say and although I almost did, the love I have for the violin overshadowed how they felt.
GUARDIANS OF THE SPIRITUAL GIFT
The fantasy land of Catrossau, Oseka in 434 BD tells the story of travelers struggling to survive making their living by killing demons. This tells the story of an unlikely group of people working together.
oysters & ceviche

i am suffocated in it.
Death Follows

Bex Foster has a secret: she can hear the voices of her dead parents. How will her friendships and relationships be altered by this secret?
Lotus Flower
This is the first chapter of a longer science fiction work titled “Lotus Flower.” In the excerpt, the reader is introduced to a scientist and his life’s work.